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Laurel and Hardywood – Convention Update #43

One week from today Sons will have the opportunity to venture out on the first-ever HabeasCorpus Tour. Our first stop will be the Forest Lawn Hollywood Hills. Next delegates will meet with Kari Bible, cemetery tour guide and historian of the Hollywood Forever Memorial Park (formerly Hollywood Memorial Park) for a two hour walking tour of this unique cemetery. Learn more about Kari http://cemeterytour.com/ (Due to the size of our group, there will be an equally informative guide helping out too.)

Lunch will be on your own at the world famous Farmers’ Market in Hollywood. Then we will see the final resting place of the ever-popular Mae Busch before going on to Holy Cross Cemetery in Culver City and if time allows Hillside Memorial Park where Trudy Marshall is buried.

Although our main focus on the tour are the Laurel and Hardy, Hal Roach co-stars, many more people of note will be pointed out. We may not get to all of the co-stars I had hoped, but I will try my best to give you the best tour possible.

Some tips on the tour:

First and foremost, be in the lobby of the Loews Hollywood Hotel at 8:45 as we will be leaving at 9:00 A. M. This trip, like all of the morning tours, must leave on time!

All of our stops are working cemeteries-we need to be respectful of the grounds and possible mourners. If a service is taking place we may not to be able to get to the graves we had hoped to visit.

The grounds and pathways may be uneven, watch your footing and holes in the grass.

Sun screen, hats, umbrellas would be a good idea. Thanks to David Webb of the Saps at Sea Tent, water will be provided.

Be sure to bring your camera! (No need for your autograph book on this one.)

And most of all, enjoy the tour!

My sights are high, below is what I hope to show you this day-no guarantee, but I will try!